EXAM 1 QMB 3200 - GARY
BLISS/ ANSEL DIAMA
1. What is considered to be the language of data? -
CORRECT REPLY>>>-statistics
2. What are the two main branches of statistics? - CORRECT
REPLY>>>-descriptive statistics and inferential statistics
3. What is descriptive statistics? - CORRECT REPLY>>>-
the summary of a data set in the form of tables, graphs, or the
calculation of numerical values
4. What is inferential statistics? - CORRECT REPLY>>>-
extracting useful information from a sample to draw
conclusions about a population
5. What is data? - CORRECT REPLY>>>-the numbers,
facts, and figures that are collected, analyzed, and summarized
, for presentation and interpretation; not all data start as
numbers, but they can be converted to numbers
6. What are elements? - CORRECT REPLY>>>-the
entities on which data are collected
7. What are variables? - CORRECT REPLY>>>-
characteristics of interest
8. What are observations? - CORRECT REPLY>>>-
measurements collected on each variable of the element
9. How do you find the total number of data values in a complete
data set? - CORRECT REPLY>>>-(# of elements)(# of
variables)
10. What are the two types of data? - CORRECT
REPLY>>>-categorical and quantitative
11. What type of data can be either numeric or non-numeric?
- CORRECT REPLY>>>-Categorical
, 12. What type of data can only be numerical? -
CORRECT REPLY>>>-Quantitative
13. What are the two scales of measurement for numeric
categorical data? - CORRECT REPLY>>>-nominal and
ordinal
14. What are the two scales of measurement for non-numeric
categorical data? - CORRECT REPLY>>>-nominal and
ordinal
15. What are the two scales of measurement for numeric
quantitative data? - CORRECT REPLY>>>-interval
and ratio
16. What is categorical data? - CORRECT
REPLY>>>-data that are grouped by categories; can be
either numeric or non-numeric
17. What is another term for categorical data? -
CORRECT REPLY>>>-qualitative data
BLISS/ ANSEL DIAMA
1. What is considered to be the language of data? -
CORRECT REPLY>>>-statistics
2. What are the two main branches of statistics? - CORRECT
REPLY>>>-descriptive statistics and inferential statistics
3. What is descriptive statistics? - CORRECT REPLY>>>-
the summary of a data set in the form of tables, graphs, or the
calculation of numerical values
4. What is inferential statistics? - CORRECT REPLY>>>-
extracting useful information from a sample to draw
conclusions about a population
5. What is data? - CORRECT REPLY>>>-the numbers,
facts, and figures that are collected, analyzed, and summarized
, for presentation and interpretation; not all data start as
numbers, but they can be converted to numbers
6. What are elements? - CORRECT REPLY>>>-the
entities on which data are collected
7. What are variables? - CORRECT REPLY>>>-
characteristics of interest
8. What are observations? - CORRECT REPLY>>>-
measurements collected on each variable of the element
9. How do you find the total number of data values in a complete
data set? - CORRECT REPLY>>>-(# of elements)(# of
variables)
10. What are the two types of data? - CORRECT
REPLY>>>-categorical and quantitative
11. What type of data can be either numeric or non-numeric?
- CORRECT REPLY>>>-Categorical
, 12. What type of data can only be numerical? -
CORRECT REPLY>>>-Quantitative
13. What are the two scales of measurement for numeric
categorical data? - CORRECT REPLY>>>-nominal and
ordinal
14. What are the two scales of measurement for non-numeric
categorical data? - CORRECT REPLY>>>-nominal and
ordinal
15. What are the two scales of measurement for numeric
quantitative data? - CORRECT REPLY>>>-interval
and ratio
16. What is categorical data? - CORRECT
REPLY>>>-data that are grouped by categories; can be
either numeric or non-numeric
17. What is another term for categorical data? -
CORRECT REPLY>>>-qualitative data
